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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Farmingdale, NY · February 16, 1981

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Date
February 16, 1981 · 14:15 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Farmingdale
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N80087
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
540 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N80087Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17266360 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Zg cabin filled with smoke. Aircraft returned. Found piece of charrel cloth from engine plug laying on exhaust.

As the FAA filed it

ZG CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED. FOUND PIECE OF CHARREL CLOTH FROM ENGINE PLUG LAYING ON EXHAUST.